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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Satire 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the price of the red mullet that Crispinus purchased?
(a) 60 gold pieces.
(b) 40 silver coins.
(c) 20 copper coins.
(d) 10 francs.

2. Why were waiters assigned to each of the guests at the dinner party?
(a) To ensure great service.
(b) To converse.
(c) To prevent theft.
(d) To display wealth.

3. Which of the following was Blandus' first name?
(a) Fightous.
(b) Punkius.
(c) Toughious.
(d) Rebellius.

4. Which of the following genres does Juvenal write in?
(a) Plays.
(b) Novels.
(c) Essays.
(d) Poems.

5. Which of the following groups of people did Juvenal prefer?
(a) Adulturers.
(b) Cross dressers.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Eunichs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characteristics was Blandus' only claim to nobility?

2. Who was the dinner party host in Satire V?

3. Juvenal opined that just as adults cleaned their homes, they should also clean which of the following?

4. Which of the following men had the lavish garden Juvenal spoke of in Satire XIV?

5. Who eloped with Eppia?

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